Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 3.4% on May 21

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 3.4% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 916,674 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 42,888 megawatt-hours at 5 p.m. local time (1400 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,336 megawatt-hours at 6 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 909,389 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 3.3% compared to Monday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 22.2% of total generation, while natural gas and imported coal plants contributed 16.8% and 16.4%, respectively.

On Tuesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 5,928 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 12,773 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)